Sierra Nevada College

Infobox_University
name= Sierra Nevada College


motto= Wisdom, Responsibility, Freedom Home of Scholars and Athletes
established= 1969
type= Private
city= Incline Village, Nevada
country= USA
campus= Rural
staff= 24 Full Time Faculty,
50 Part Time Faculty
president= Dr. Robert C. Maxson [cite web | url=http://sierranevada.edu/news/detail/?id=210 | title=Sierra Nevada College appoints Dr. Robert C. Maxson as president | accessdate = 2007-12-14 ]
undergrad= 450
postgrad= 160
colors = Royal Blue and White
nickname = Eagles
mascot = The American Eagle
website= http://www.sierranevada.edu

Sierra Nevada College (SNC) was founded in 1969 as a private, liberal arts university. It is located in Incline Village, Nevada and is known for its programs in Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, English, Ski Business & Resort Management, and Teacher Education. The school also boasts athletic prowess in skiing and snowboarding. Currently the Eagles are the 2008 [http://www.uscsa.com/ United States Collegiate Skiing and Snowboarding] national champions in [http://www.sierranevada.edu/index.php?id=779 mens snowboarding] and [http://www.sierranevada.edu/index.php?id=778 womens skiing] .

Departments of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Science, Business, and Science and Technology offer fourteen majors.

The teacher education program leads to Master of Arts (M.A.T.) degree as well as to initial teacher licensure in Nevada.

Sierra Nevada College also hosts [http://www.sierranevada.edu/index.php?id=38 Summer Visiting Artist Workshops] which feature well-known artists and attract students from all parts of the United States, Europe, and the Far East.

References

External links

* [http://www.sierranevada.edu SNC Home Page]
* [http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3474 Collegeboard.com] — Listing for SNC
* [http://terc.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center]
* [http://www.sierranevada.edu/SNCReview/index.html Sierra Nevada College Review] — Annual literary magazine